title: Coronary artery bifurcation lesions: a review and update on classification and interventional techniques.
abstract: Coronary artery bifurcation lesions pose a particular challenge in the field of interventional cardiology. Coronary bifurcation interventions are associated with higher rate of short- and long-term complications. There are many coronary artery bifurcation lesion classifications published in the literature. The goal of this article is to update and review current schemes of coronary artery bifurcation lesion classifications and interventional techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. rmovahed@email.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Movahed
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: Hoang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ebrahimi
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slepian
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome